Dutch cultivated meat producer Meatable has announced that it will be present at World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, which has the global theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”. At the event, Meatable hopes to connect with global companies, policymakers, and food pioneers to explore new opportunities and collaborations.
On June 5, Meatable will join the Alternative Proteins mission at the Dutch Pavilion, whose theme is “Common Ground”. The exhibitors will emphasize the role of collaboration and shared responsibility in addressing global challenges such as climate change and food insecurity.
“To be part of this legacy is incredibly meaningful,” said Daan Luining, founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Meatable. “It feels like we’re standing on the shoulders of giants, bringing real, sustainable meat to the world stage just as past pioneers did with their breakthroughs. We’re ready to show how our technology can change the world for the better.”
Optimizing cell feed preparation
In line with the Common Ground theme, Meatable is set to highlight the importance of collaboration across the broader meat industry to achieve impact at scale. For example, the company will outline its successful partnership with the Dutch animal nutrition and processed meat producer Nutreco.
Together, the two companies have optimized the process of preparing cell feed, reducing the time required from several days to just 30 minutes. This has been achieved through process innovation and the integration of optimized food-grade ingredients, which are tailored for cell culture applications and mixed at Nutreco’s dedicated cell feed production facility in the Netherlands. The development is said to be a crucial step toward scaling cultivated meat production.
The news comes after Meatable hired two meat industry veterans, Maiko van der Meer and Eugene Leong, earlier this year. Last month, the company entered a strategic collaboration with TruMeat, a company focused on the industrialization of cultivated meat technologies, to optimize its production processes and construct a high-tech facility in Singapore.
“This milestone shows how cross-sector collaboration can unlock tangible progress in food technology,” said Luining. “We’re grateful to work with other companies who share our vision for a sustainable future.”
